Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to
assess cumulative human exposure risk

J 2021

Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk

DEMIRTEPE, Hale; Lisa Emily MELYMUK; Garry Paul CODLING; L'ubica MURÍNOVÁ; Denisa RICHTEROVA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk

Authors

DEMIRTEPE, Hale; Lisa Emily MELYMUK; Garry Paul CODLING; L'ubica MURÍNOVÁ; Denisa RICHTEROVA; Vladimira RASPLOVA; Tomáš TRNOVEC and Jana KLÁNOVÁ

Edition

Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science, 2021, 0048-9697

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 10.754

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00119118

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146667

UT WoS

000655619500004

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85103657069

Keywords in English

Alternative plasticizer; Cumulative risk assessment; Indoor dust; Phthalate ester; Suspect screening

Abstract

In the original language

Indoor dust is an important exposure route to anthropogenic chemicals used in consumer products. Plasticizers are common product additives and can easily leach out of the product and partition to dust. Investigations of plasticizers typically focus on a subset of phthalate esters (PEs), but there are many more PEs in use, and alternative plasticizers (APs) are seeing greater use after recognition of adverse health effects of PEs. In this study we use full scan high resolution mass spectrometry for targeted and suspect screening of PEs and APs in house dust and to assess the potential risk of human exposure. House dust samples from Eastern Slovakia were investigated and concentrations of Sigma 12PEs and Sigma(5)APs ranged 12-2765 mu g/g and 45-13,260 mu g/g, respectively. APs were at similar levels to PEs, indicating common usage of these compounds in products in homes. Evaluation of individual compound toxicity combined with human intake via dust ingestion suggested PEs are of lower priority compared to semivolatile organic compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls due to their lower toxicity. However, cumulative risk assessment (CRA) is a more appropriate evaluation of risk, considering the presences of many PEs in dust and their similar toxic mode of action. CRA based on median toxicity reference values (TRVs) suggested acceptable risks for dust ingestion, however, the wide range of literature-derived TRVs is a large uncertainty, especially for the APs. Use of newer TRVs suggest risk from dust ingestion alone, i.e. not even considering diet, inhalation, and dermal contact. Additionally, screening of full-scan instrumental spectra identified a further 40 suspect PE compounds, suggesting the CRA based on the 12 target PEs underestimates the risk.

Links

GA19-20479S, research and development project

Name: Prach jako významný zdroj expozice člověka endokrinním disruptorům ve vnitřním protředí

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

90121, large research infrastructures

Name: RECETOX RI

Cite

DEMIRTEPE, Hale; Lisa Emily MELYMUK; Garry Paul CODLING; L'ubica MURÍNOVÁ; Denisa RICHTEROVA; Vladimira RASPLOVA; Tomáš TRNOVEC and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk. Science of the Total Environment. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 2021, vol. 781, August 2021, p. 1-9. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146667.

@article{1785038,
   author = {Demirtepe, Hale and Melymuk, Lisa Emily and Codling, Garry Paul and Murínová, L'ubica and Richterova, Denisa and Rasplova, Vladimira and Trnovec, Tomáš and Klánová, Jana},
   article_location = {Amsterdam},
   article_number = {August 2021},
   doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146667},
   keywords = {Alternative plasticizer; Cumulative risk assessment; Indoor dust; Phthalate ester; Suspect screening},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {0048-9697},
   journal = {Science of the Total Environment},
   title = {Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk},
   url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721017356?via%3Dihub},
   volume = {781},
   year = {2021}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 1785038
AU  - Demirtepe, Hale - Melymuk, Lisa Emily - Codling, Garry Paul - Murínová, L'ubica - Richterova, Denisa - Rasplova, Vladimira - Trnovec, Tomáš - Klánová, Jana
PY  - 2021
TI  - Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk
JF  - Science of the Total Environment
VL  - 781
IS  - August 2021
SP  - 1-9
EP  - 1-9
PB  - Elsevier Science
SN  - 00489697
KW  - Alternative plasticizer
KW  - Cumulative risk assessment
KW  - Indoor dust
KW  - Phthalate ester
KW  - Suspect screening
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721017356?via%3Dihub
N2  - Indoor dust is an important exposure route to anthropogenic chemicals used in consumer products. Plasticizers are common product additives and can easily leach out of the product and partition to dust. Investigations of plasticizers typically focus on a subset of phthalate esters (PEs), but there are many more PEs in use, and alternative plasticizers (APs) are seeing greater use after recognition of adverse health effects of PEs. In this study we use full scan high resolution mass spectrometry for targeted and suspect screening of PEs and APs in house dust and to assess the potential risk of human exposure. House dust samples from Eastern Slovakia were investigated and concentrations of Sigma 12PEs and Sigma(5)APs ranged 12-2765 mu g/g and 45-13,260 mu g/g, respectively. APs were at similar levels to PEs, indicating common usage of these compounds in products in homes. Evaluation of individual compound toxicity combined with human intake via dust ingestion suggested PEs are of lower priority compared to semivolatile organic compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyls due to their lower toxicity. However, cumulative risk assessment (CRA) is a more appropriate evaluation of risk, considering the presences of many PEs in dust and their similar toxic mode of action. CRA based on median toxicity reference values (TRVs) suggested acceptable risks for dust ingestion, however, the wide range of literature-derived TRVs is a large uncertainty, especially for the APs. Use of newer TRVs suggest risk from dust ingestion alone, i.e. not even considering diet, inhalation, and dermal contact. Additionally, screening of full-scan instrumental spectra identified a further 40 suspect PE compounds, suggesting the CRA based on the 12 target PEs underestimates the risk.
ER  -

DEMIRTEPE, Hale; Lisa Emily MELYMUK; Garry Paul CODLING; L'ubica MURÍNOVÁ; Denisa RICHTEROVA; Vladimira RASPLOVA; Tomáš TRNOVEC and Jana KLÁNOVÁ. Targeted and suspect screening of plasticizers in house dust to assess cumulative human exposure risk. \textit{Science of the Total Environment}. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 2021, vol.~781, August 2021, p.~1-9. ISSN~0048-9697. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146667.

Přehled o publikaci